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damia pyrella. A few larvfe were also reported, chiefly by Mr. 

 F. M. B. Carr -.—Epunda viminalis, Orthosia /ota, Cheiinatobia 

 brumafa, C. boreata, Hypsipetes elutata, Fseudoterpna cytisaria (off 

 broom), Diloba cczruleocephala, and Hypena proboscidalis. 



Judging simply by the number of Lepidoptera taken, the meeting 

 can scarcely be looked upon as a success ; workers in other orders 

 were not so much affected by the easterly wind, and so fared some- 

 what better. But, if I may be allowed to say so, the success of a 

 field meeting must by no means be measured by the number of 

 specimens secured. Do we attend here on Thursday evenings simply 

 for the sake of the paper we may hear, or the slides and specimens 

 we may see ? I submit that the friendly intercourse and exchange 

 of experiences — nay, even the very sight of the faces of those inter- 

 ested in similar pursuits to our own, are great factors in bringing us 

 together. Such in a much greater degree must be true of field 

 meetings. Led by some one who is acquainted with the neighbour- 

 hood, they should be besides the means of opening up fresh country 

 and new localities to many members ; and even those who are no 

 strangers to the Oxshott district can have taken no harm from 

 inhaling the pine-scented breezes off the Bagshot sand. 



